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     Mary Miles married Jacob Duvall, son of Mareen (The Younger) Duvall and Elizabeth Jacob, in 1740.¹
     Mary Miles
van de Pas cites: Ancestry of Barack Obama, 2006 and 2007 , Reitwiesner, William Addams, Reference: nr.889.¹

     John Miles Duvall married Anne Roselle Philomena Tarleton.² John Miles Duvall was born circa 1745.¹
John Miles Duvall died in 1787 at St. Mary's Co., Maryland, USA.¹
     John Miles Duvall
van de Pas cites: Ancestry of Barack Obama, 2006 and 2007 , Reitwiesner, William Addams, Reference: nr.444.¹

     Anne Roselle Philomena Tarleton married John Miles Duvall, son of Jacob Duvall and Mary Miles.¹ Anne Roselle Philomena Tarleton was born circa 1754.¹
Anne Roselle Philomena Tarleton died on 6 June 1823 at Nelson Co., Kentucky, USA.¹
     Anne Roselle Philomena Tarleton
van de Pas cites: Ancestry of Barack Obama, 2006 and 2007 , Reitwiesner, William Addams, Reference: nr.445.¹

     Frideswide Lovel married Sir Edward Norris.^3,1

     Sir Edward Norris married Frideswide Lovel, daughter of John Lovel 8th Lord Lovel of Titchmarsh, 5th Lord Holand and Joan Beaumont.^1,2
Sir Edward Norris died after 1487.¹

     Sir Henry Norris married Mary Fiennes, daughter of Thomas Fiennes KB, 8th Lord Dacre and Anne Bourchier.^2,1 Sir Henry Norris was born circa 1500.¹
Sir Henry Norris died on 17 May 1536 at Tower Green, London, City of London, Greater London, England.¹
     Sir Henry Norris
per van de Pas: [quote]King Henry VIII's friend, Sir Henry Norris, was the king's Groom of the Stole; one of his duties was to sweep a sword under the king's bed and behind any wall-hanging which might conceal an assassin.

At this time Sir Henry Norris was a widower and it was presumed that he considered taking the pretty Margaret Shelton for a second wife. One day Queen Anne Boleyn asked him why he did not marry her at once, to which he replied 'I will tarry awhile'. Anne Boleyn teased him and asked: 'You look for dead men's shoes? For it ought but good came to the king, you would look to have me.' It was a joke, to which Norris replied that if his head ever entertained such a thought it deserved to be cut off.

When King Henry VIII grew tired of Anne Boleyn, there seemed to be only one option: to accuse her of treason. In a queen, adultery was treason; therefore it had to be proven that she had been unfaithful to Henry VIII.

On 1 May 1536 there was jousting at Greenwich and, unable to participate, Henry VIII lent his horse to his friend, Sir Henry Norris. That day Mark Smeaton, a musician at court, was invited to visit Thomas Cromwell; but what happened upon his arrival at Cromwell's house is not known. It was said that he was 'grievously racked'; but in any case he had been tortured, under which he not only confessed to sleeping with Anne Boleyn but as well named four other men. Cromwell then sent Smeaton to The Tower and a message to the king at Greenwich.

Henry VIII, accompanied by a few of his men including Sir Henry Norris, immediately left for London without uttering a word to Anne Boleyn. On their way by horse, Henry VIII managed to draw up to Sir Henry Norris and tell him that he had been one of those four other men accused of sleeping with Anne Boleyn. Henry VIII begged him to confess, saying that if he would, and as well give information about other lovers, Norris should go scot-free. Norris was appalled, claiming he was sure of the Queen's innocence and that he would defend her reputation in single-handed combat. He was then sent to The Tower, joined by Sir Francis Weston, William Brereton and Lord Rochford, Anne's brother. They all denied the charges.

On 2 May, Queen Anne Boleyn was informed that she was accused of adultery and that Norris and Smeaton had confessed. However, this trick did not work, for she denied the charges and maintained that no other man had touched her. Nevertheless, she, too, was taken to The Tower.

As none of the four confessed, Cromwell's case against Anne Boleyn was difficult. Smeaton, who had confessed, had been tortured while these four had not. Nevertheless the verdict was inevitable and all five were condemned to be beheaded on Tower Green.

Anne Boleyn's supposed paramours died first, denying guilt to the end. On 17 May 1536, George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, died first after making a speech; Sir Henry Norris made no speech; Sir Francis Weston and William Brereton both professed to die innocently. Mark Smeaton, knowing that if he would proclaim innocence at this stage his death would be slower and more painful, simply said: 'Masters, I pray you all pray for me, for I have deserved the death.'[end quote]¹

Reference: van de Pas cites: 1. Burke's Landed Gentry , Reference: 383
2. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: IX 643
3. Ancestral Story - Ian Fettes 2003 , Fettes, Ian Dundas, Reference: 354.¹

     Mary Fiennes married Sir Henry Norris, son of Sir Edward Norris and Frideswide Lovel.^1,2 Mary Fiennes was born in 1495 at Herstmonceaux, co. Sussex, England.¹
     Reference: van de Pas cites: 1. The Royal Lineage of Our Noble and Gentle Families, London, 1884, Foster, Joseph, Reference: 70
2. Ancestral Story - Ian Fettes 2003 , Fettes, Ian Dundas, Reference: 355
3. Descendants of Elizabeth Cheyne, 2008 , Bradley, Hal, Reference.¹

     Hon. Bridget Hussey married Sir Richard Morrison of Cassiobury, Hertfordshire; her 1 of 3 husbands.¹ Hon. Bridget Hussey was born in 1526.¹
Hon. Bridget Hussey died on 12 January 1600.¹
     Reference: van de Pas cites: 1. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: II 76; XI 257
2. A Genealogical History of the dormant, abeyant, forfeited and extinct peerages of the British Empire, London, 1866, Burke, Sir Bernard, Reference: 294
3. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, London, 1938, Reference: Page 266
4. Cahiers de Saint Louis , Dupont, Jacques and Saillot, Jacques, Reference: 446, 1021
5. The Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the USA, Baltimore, 1993, Roberts, Gary Boyd, Reference: 142.¹

     Henry Norreys 1st Baron Norreys of Rycote married Margaret Williams.² Henry Norreys 1st Baron Norreys of Rycote was born circa 1525.¹
Henry Norreys 1st Baron Norreys of Rycote died on 27 June 1601 at Rycote, Oxfordshire, England.¹
     Henry Norreys 1st Baron Norreys of Rycote
per van de Pas: [quote]Born about 1525, he was M.P. for Berkshire from 1547 till 1552. In 1565 he was Commissioner for musters of horses in county Oxon. On 6 September 1566 he was knighted at Rycote. From 1566 till 1571 he was ambassador to France and chose to reside outside Paris so that, without interference, his messengers could bring him word of everything afoot, even in the Privy Council of the French King. On 7 July 1568 he informed Cecil that the Provost Marshal had warned him that 'the Queen's Majesty did hold the Wolf that wold devower hyr, and that yt ys conspired twixt the King of Spayn, the Pope, and the French King, that Queene's Majesty shuld be destroyed, wherby the Queene of Scotts might succeed hir Majesty'. In March 1569 he was asking for his recall and, on 12 February 1571, left Paris.

From 6 May 1572 he was summoned to Parliament by writs directed at 'Henrico Norrys de Rycott', whereby he is held to have become Lord Norris, and took his seat on the 8th of May. An Act was passed in Parliament for his restoration in blood and restitution to him of his attainted father's estates, 'except such as have been forfeited to the Crown, or were lands of Sir Francis, late Viscount Lovell' was followed by an Act (1576) restoring him in blood.

In or about 1580 he was appointed Porter of the Outer Gate of Windsor Castle and Keeper of the Armoury there. In 1581 he was one of the Lords at the trial of William, Lord Vaux. From 1587 till 1599 he was Lord Lieutenant of the counties Oxon and Berkshire. In July 1588 he was appointed Captain of light horse in the Queen's bodyguard. He was summoned as a peer upon the trial of Philip, Earl of Arundel. On 27 June 1601 he died at Rycote.[end quote]¹

Reference: van de Pas cites: The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: IX 643.¹

     Margaret Williams married Henry Norreys 1st Baron Norreys of Rycote, son of Sir Henry Norris and Mary Fiennes.¹
Margaret Williams died in December 1599.¹
     Margaret Williams
van de Pas cites: The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: IX 645.¹

     Francis Norreys Earl of Berkshire, 2nd Baron Norreys of Rycote was born on 6 July 1582.¹ He married Lady Bridget de Vere, daughter of Edward de Vere PC, 17th Earl of Oxford and Anne Cecil, after 28 April 1599 at Chenies.^2,1
Francis Norreys Earl of Berkshire, 2nd Baron Norreys of Rycote died on 29 January 1622 at Rycote, Oxfordshire, England, at age 39.¹
     Francis Norreys Earl of Berkshire, 2nd Baron Norreys of Rycote
van de Pas cites: 1. A Genealogical History of the dormant, abeyant, forfeited and extinct peerages of the British Empire, London, 1866, Burke, Sir Bernard, Reference: page 404.
2. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, London, 1938, Reference: page 70.
3. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: IX 646.¹

     Lady Bridget de Vere was born on 6 April 1584.¹ She married Francis Norreys Earl of Berkshire, 2nd Baron Norreys of Rycote, son of William Norreys and Elizabeth Morrison, after 28 April 1599 at Chenies.^1,2
Lady Bridget de Vere died between December 1630 and May 1631.¹
     Lady Bridget de Vere
van de Pas cites: 1. A Genealogical History of the dormant, abeyant, forfeited and extinct peerages of the British Empire, London, 1866, Burke, Sir Bernard, Reference: page 552.
2. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: vol IX page 647.¹

     Jaroslaw II Isjaslawitch (?) Grand Duke of Kiev, Prince of Novgorod married NN (?) of Bohemia, daughter of Vladislav/Wladislaw II (?) King of Bohemia and Gertrud (?) of Austria.^4,5
Jaroslaw II Isjaslawitch (?) Grand Duke of Kiev, Prince of Novgorod died in 1175.¹
     Reference: Genealogics cites: Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag, Marburg, Schwennicke, Detlev (Ed.), Reference: II 136.⁶
Jaroslaw II Isjaslawitch (?) Grand Duke of Kiev, Prince of Novgorod was a witness to the (an unknown value) with Jaroslaw II Isjaslawitch (?) Grand Duke of Kiev, Prince of Novgorod. Jaroslaw II Isjaslawitch (?) Grand Duke of Kiev, Prince of Novgorod was also known as Iaroslav Iziaslavich (?) Prince of Novgorod. Prince of Volynia.³

     Bartholomew Picot was born circa 1375.¹
     He was living in 1389.¹

     Ellen Fitz William married Sir John de Longvilliers, son of Eudes de Longvilliers and Clementia Malherbe.¹
     GAV-22.

     Col. Edwin Conway Jr. was born in 1653/54 at Richmond Co., Virginia, USA.^1,2,5 He married Sarah Walker before 1681; His 1st wife. According to the Find A Grave memorials, their oldest child, Edwin, was born in 1681.^3,6 Col. Edwin Conway Jr. married Elizabeth Thornton, daughter of Col. Francis Thornton Sr. and Alice Stafford Savage, on 21 May 1695 at Richmond Co., Virginia, USA; Her 1st husband.^7,8
Col. Edwin Conway Jr. died on 19 March 1698 at Richmond Co., Virginia, USA.^1,2
Col. Edwin Conway Jr. was buried after 19 March 1698 at Burial location unknown

; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1653, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     1698 (aged 44–45), King George County, Virginia, USA
     Edwin was related to a number of distinguished colonial families and progenitor of some famous Americans including President James Madison. He was married first to Sarah Walker and then to Elizabeth Thornton.
     Conway's will was recorded in Richmond County (now King George Co.) Virginia in March 1698; it was probated in September 1698. He was returned to Lancaster County for burial beside his first wife Sarah. (By Mark Hale - unfortunately this bio has been edited by myself because of instances of copying without my being credited.)
     Family Members
     Parents
      Edwin Conway 1615–1675
      Martha Eltonhead Conway unknown–1689
     Spouses
      Sarah Walker Conway unknown–1690
      Elizabeth Thornton Gibson 1675–1733
     Siblings
      Eltonhead Conway Thacker 1646–1689
     Children
      Edwin Conway 1681–1763
      Mary Conway Ball 1686–1730
      Francis Conway 1696–1733
     BURIAL     Non-Cemetery Burial, Specifically: Buried on private property in Lancaster Co., Virginia
     Created by: Mark Hale
     Added: 11 Dec 2011
     Find A Grave Memorial 81808163.⁵
     Reference: van de Pas cites: Ancestors of American Presidents, 1995, Boston, Massachusetts , Roberts, Gary Boyd, Reference: 185.²

Col. Edwin Conway Jr.
From Find A Grave memorial: "Edwin was related to a number of distinguished colonial families and progenitor of some famous Americans including President James Madison. He was married first to Sarah Walker and then to Elizabeth Thornton.
     Conway's will was recorded in Richmond County (now King George Co.) Virginia in March 1698; it was probated in September 1698. He was returned to Lancaster County for burial beside his first wife Sarah. (By Mark Hale - unfortunately this bio has been edited by myself because of instances of copying without my being credited.)³

     Elizabeth Thornton was born on 3 January 1674/75 at Richmond Co., Virginia, USA.^1,5 She married Col. Edwin Conway Jr., son of Edwin Conway Gent. and Martha Eltonhead, on 21 May 1695 at Richmond Co., Virginia, USA; Her 1st husband.^1,5 Elizabeth Thornton married Jonathan Gibson in 1699; her 2nd husband.^8,5
Elizabeth Thornton was buried at Burial location unknown

; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1675, Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     1733 (aged 57–58), King George County, Virginia, USA
     Born probably in "Old" Rappahannock Co., Virginia, Elizabeth was the first of Francis and Alice (Savage) Thornton's children. [Biographies of her parents linked to this one contain erroneous information.]
     In 1695, Elizabeth married widower Edwin Conway, who died three years later. Elizabeth then remarried to Jonathan Gibson in 1699.
     Jonathan Gibson 1st died around 1729. President James Madison was great-grandson of Elizabeth (Thornton) Conway Gibson. (By Mark Hale - unfortunately this biography has been extensively edited by myself because of copying my biographies by others without my being given credit.)
     Family Members
     Parents
      Francis Thornton 1652–1726
      Alice Stafford Savage Thornton 1653–1695
     Spouses
      Edwin Conway 1653–1698
      Jonathan Gibson 1668–1729
     Siblings
      Margaret Thornton Strother 1678–1727
      Sarah Thornton Taliaferro 1680–1757
      William Thornton 1680–1743
      Francis Thornton 1683–1737
      Rowland Thornton 1685–1742
      Ann Thornton 1689 – unknown
      Anthony Thornton 1691–1757
     Children
      Francis Conway 1696–1733
      Jonathan Gibson 1700–1745
      Alice Gibson Catlett 1707–1761
      Sarah Gibson 1711–1736
      Rachel Gibson Taylor 1717–1761
     BURIAL     Non-Cemetery Burial
     Created by: Mark Hale
     Added: 9 Dec 2011
     Find A Grave Memorial 81752376.⁵
Elizabeth Thornton died before 2 December 1732 at King George Co., Virginia, USA; date will proven.^1,5

Her estate was probated on 2 December 1732
; date will proven.¹
Elizabeth Thornton was buried before 2 December 1732 at Burial location unknown

; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1675, Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     1733 (aged 57–58), King George County, Virginia, USA
     Born probably in "Old" Rappahannock Co., Virginia, Elizabeth was the first of Francis and Alice (Savage) Thornton's children. [Biographies of her parents linked to this one contain erroneous information.]
     In 1695, Elizabeth married widower Edwin Conway, who died three years later. Elizabeth then remarried to Jonathan Gibson in 1699.
     Jonathan Gibson 1st died around 1729. President James Madison was great-grandson of Elizabeth (Thornton) Conway Gibson. (By Mark Hale - unfortunately this biography has been extensively edited by myself because of copying my biographies by others without my being given credit.)
     Family Members
     Parents
      Francis Thornton 1652–1726
      Alice Stafford Savage Thornton 1653–1695
     Spouses
      Edwin Conway 1653–1698
      Jonathan Gibson 1668–1729
     Siblings
      Margaret Thornton Strother 1678–1727
      Sarah Thornton Taliaferro 1680–1757
      William Thornton 1680–1743
      Francis Thornton 1683–1737
      Rowland Thornton 1685–1742
      Ann Thornton 1689 – unknown
      Anthony Thornton 1691–1757
     Children
      Francis Conway 1696–1733
      Jonathan Gibson 1700–1745
      Alice Gibson Catlett 1707–1761
      Sarah Gibson 1711–1736
      Rachel Gibson Taylor 1717–1761
     BURIAL     Non-Cemetery Burial, Specifically: Buried on private property in Lancaster Co., Virginia
     Created by: Mark Hale
     Added: 9 Dec 2011
     Find A Grave Memorial 81752376.⁵
     Elizabeth Thornton
van de Pas cites: Ancestors of American Presidents, 1995, Boston, Massachusetts , Roberts, Gary Boyd, Reference: 10, 185.¹

     Francis Savage Esq., of Elmley Castle and Hardwick, Worcestershire, etc. was born before 1524.² He married Anne Sheldon, daughter of William Sheldon of Weston Warwickshire and Mary Willington, circa 26 November 1546; date of license.^3,2
Francis Savage Esq., of Elmley Castle and Hardwick, Worcestershire, etc. died on 19 August 1557; died testate, PCC 32 Noodes.²
     Reference: van de Pas cites: Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-century Colonists 1996, Baltimore, 1st Edition, Faris, David, Reference: 290.¹

     Anne Sheldon married Francis Savage Esq., of Elmley Castle and Hardwick, Worcestershire, etc., son of Christopher Savage Esq., of Aston-sub-Edge, etc. and Anne Lygon, circa 26 November 1546; date of license.^1,2 Anne Sheldon married Richard Daston of Wirmington, Gloucestershi after 1557; her 2nd husband.²
     Reference: van de Pas cites: Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-century Colonists 1996, Baltimore, 1st Edition, Faris, David, Reference: 290.¹

     Walter Savage of Broadway Court, Broadway, Warwickshire married Elizabeth Hall, daughter of John Hall of Idelcott, Warwickshire, in 1581 at Broadway, Worcestershire, England.^3,2
Walter Savage of Broadway Court, Broadway, Warwickshire died in 1622.²

     Elizabeth Hall was born in 1561.² She married Walter Savage of Broadway Court, Broadway, Warwickshire, son of Francis Savage Esq., of Elmley Castle and Hardwick, Worcestershire, etc. and Anne Sheldon, in 1581 at Broadway, Worcestershire, England.^1,2 Elizabeth Hall married Simon Underhill of Idlicote, Warwickshire after 1622; her 2nd husband.²
Elizabeth Hall died in 1648.²

     Ralph Savage of Broadway, Worcester and Idlicote, Warwickshire was born in 1588.³
     He was living in 1623.³

     Capt. Anthony Savage Esq. married Alice Stafford.⁵ Capt. Anthony Savage Esq. was born circa 1623 at Worcestershire, England; Richardson [2004:641] says b. ca 1623. Find A Grave says b. 1605 in Worcestershire.^2,3 He married Sarah Constable? on 6 October 1646 at Broadway, Worcestershire, England.^6,2,7
Capt. Anthony Savage Esq. died on 5 June 1695 at Virginia, USA.^2,3
Capt. Anthony Savage Esq. was buried after 5 June 1695 at Burial location unknown

; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1605, Worcestershire, England
     DEATH     5 Jun 1695 (aged 89–90), Virginia, USA
     Husband of Alice STAFFORD. Father of Alice (Savage) THORNTON and Anne Savage. On 21 Dec 1648, Anthony Savage bought 50 acres in Petsoe Parish, Gloucester County, VA
     Family Members
     Spouse
      Alice Stafford Savage 1610 – unknown
     Children
      Dorothy Savage Strother
      Alice Stafford Savage Thornton 1653–1695
     BURIAL     Non-Cemetery Burial
     Created by: Kaaren Crail Vining
     Added: 26 Jan 2012
     Find A Grave Memorial 84042128.³
     Capt. Anthony Savage Esq.
Gateway England-USA royal.¹

Capt. Anthony Savage Esq. immigrated before December 1648 to Virginia, USA.³
Capt. Anthony Savage Esq. was mentioned in a land transaction on 21 December 1648 at Petsoe Parish, Gloucester Co., Virginia, USA,
Memo: Per Find A Grave: "On 21 Dec 1648, Anthony Savage bought 50 acres in Petsoe Parish, Gloucester County, VA."³

     Sarah Constable? married Capt. Anthony Savage Esq., son of Ralph Savage of Broadway, Worcester and Idlicote, Warwickshire, on 6 October 1646 at Broadway, Worcestershire, England.^1,2,3

     Alice Stafford Savage was born in 1653 at Gloucester Co., Virginia, USA.³ She married Col. Francis Thornton Sr., son of William Thornton of Gloucester & Staford Cos, on 13 April 1674.^5,6,3
Alice Stafford Savage was buried in 1695 at Burial location unknown

; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1653, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     1695 (aged 41–42), Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
     Daughter of Capt. Anthony Savage Esq. "The Immigrant" & his wife Alice (Stafford) Savage. Married Apr. 13, 1674 in Gloucester Co., VA. Francis Thorton Sr. Mother of Margaret (Mary) (Strother); Francis Jr; Sarah Alice; Elizabeth (Gibson) and/or (Conway);Martha (Catlett); William; Rowland and Anthony Thorton.
     Family Members
     Parents
      Anthony Savage 1605–1695
      Alice Stafford Savage 1610 – unknown
     Spouse
      Francis Thornton 1652–1726 (m. 1674)
     Siblings
      Dorothy Savage Strother
     Children
      Elizabeth Thornton Gibson 1675–1733
      Margaret Thornton Strother 1678–1727
      William Thornton 1680–1743
      Sarah Thornton Taliaferro 1680–1757
      Francis Thornton 1683–1737
      Rowland Thornton 1685–1742
      Ann Thornton 1689 – unknown
      Anthony Thornton 1691–1757
     BURIAL     Non-Cemetery Burial
     Created by: Kaaren Crail Vining
     Added: 22 Jan 2012
     Find A Grave Memorial 83873643
     SPONSORED BY DOUGLAS JOHN SHACKLEY.³
Alice Stafford Savage died in 1695 at Gloucester Co., Virginia, USA; Roberts [1995:23] says d. bef 1701. Find A Grave says d. 1695.^2,3

     Col. Francis Thornton Sr. was born on 5 November 1652 at Gloucester Co., Virginia, USA.³ He married Alice Stafford Savage, daughter of Capt. Anthony Savage Esq. and Alice Stafford, on 13 April 1674.^1,2,5
Col. Francis Thornton Sr. died on 10 May 1726 at Stafford Co., Virginia, USA, at age 73; Roberrts [1995:23] says d. in King George Co. Find A Grave says d. in Stafford Co.^2,3
Col. Francis Thornton Sr. was buried after 10 May 1726 at Burial location unknown

; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     5 Nov 1652, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     10 May 1726 (aged 73), Stafford County, Virginia, USA
     Son of Wm. Thornton who came to VA cir. 1650 from England. Francis was born approx 2 yrs. later in Petsworth Parish, Gloucester Co. lst married Alice SAVAGE daughter of Capt. Anthony SAVAGE Esq. III "The Immigrant" and his wife Alice (Stafford) Savage on Apr l3, 1674 in Gloucester Co., VA. His 2nd wife was Jane, the widow of John Harvey of Stafford. Father of Francis Thornton Jr., William Thornton, Margaret Thornton (Strother)and possibly others.He served as a Col. of the VA Militia.He was a member of the House of Burgesses from Spotsylvania Co., VA. He moved to Stafford Co., VA prior to 1700. He made his home at Cod's Creek, Stafford Co., VA. where he died.
     Family Members
     Spouses
      Alice Stafford Savage Thornton 1653–1695 (m. 1674)
      Jane Elliot Thornton 1651–1709 (m. 1703)
     Children
      Elizabeth Thornton Gibson 1675–1733
      Margaret Thornton Strother 1678–1727
      William Thornton 1680–1743
      Sarah Thornton Taliaferro 1680–1757
      Francis Thornton 1683–1737
      Rowland Thornton 1685–1742
      Ann Thornton 1689 – unknown
      Anthony Thornton 1691–1757
     BURIAL     Non-Cemetery Burial
     Created by: Kaaren Crail Vining
     Added: 4 Jul 2010
     Find A Grave Memorial 54478842
     SPONSORED BY DOUGLAS JOHN SHACKLEY.³

     Jonathan Gibson was born in 1668 at England.² He married Elizabeth Thornton, daughter of Col. Francis Thornton Sr. and Alice Stafford Savage, in 1699; her 2nd husband.^1,3 Jonathan Gibson married Margaret Catlett, daughter of John Catlett Jr. and Mary Gaines, circa 1725;
His 2nd wife.^4,2
Jonathan Gibson was buried in 1729 at Burial location unknown

; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1668, England
     DEATH     1729 (aged 60–61), King George County, Virginia, USA
     Family legend asserts that he was the brother of Edmund Gibson, Bishop of London. Although both were apparently from the Gibson family of Westmoreland County, England, they were not brothers (more likely, first cousins). Jonathan emigrated to Virginia some time before his 1699 marriage to Elizabeth (Thornton) Conway.
     Four offspring of Elizabeth and Jonathan Gibson survived to adulthood. The first, a son also named Jonathan, was born around 1700; then three daughters: Alice (ca. 1707), Sarah (ca. 1711), and Rachel (1717).
     Jonathan junior and his older half-brother Francis Conway married sisters Margaret and Rebecca Catlett, daughters of John and Mary (Gaines) Catlett of Essex (now Caroline) County. Alice, the eldest daughter of Elizabeth and Jonathan Gibson married John Catlett 4th, a nephew of Rebecca and Margaret. Rachel Gibson married George Taylor.
     Jonathan Gibson 1st died in 1729 in King George County, Virginia, where his will was recorded. (By Mark Hale - unfortunately, because the original biography has been copied & used without giving me credit, this is a version considerably edited by myself.)
     Family Members
     Spouse
      Elizabeth Thornton Gibson 1675–1733
     Children
      Jonathan Gibson 1700–1745
      Alice Gibson Catlett 1707–1761
      Sarah Gibson 1711–1736
      Rachel Gibson Taylor 1717–1761
     BURIAL     Non-Cemetery Burial, Specifically: Buried on private property in Lancaster Co., Virginia
     Created by: Mark Hale
     Added: 9 Dec 2011
     Find A Grave Memorial 81753817.²
Jonathan Gibson died in 1729.²
     Reference: van de Pas cites: Ancestors of American Presidents, 1995, Boston, Massachusetts , Roberts, Gary Boyd, Reference: 10.¹

     Francis Conway was born on 15 September 1696 at Richmond Co., Virginia, USA.^1,6 He married Rebecca Catlett, daughter of John Catlett Jr. and Mary Gaines, on 21 October 1717; her 1st husband.^7,3,2
Francis Conway died before 12 April 1773 at King George Co., Virginia, USA; date will proven.^1,6

His estate was probated on 12 April 1773
; date will proven.¹
Francis Conway was buried in 1773 at Burial location unknown

; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     15 Sep 1696, Richmond County, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     12 Apr 1733 (aged 36), King George County, Virginia, USA
     Francis was the father of Eleanor Rose (Conway) Madison and grandfather of President James Madison. He was born and died in Virginia and married Rebecca Catlett of Port Royal around 1717. (Bio by Mark Hale)
     Family Members
     Parents
      Edwin Conway 1653–1698
      Elizabeth Thornton Gibson 1675–1733
     Spouse
      Rebecca Catlett Conway 1702–1760
     Half Siblings
      Edwin Conway 1681–1763
      Mary Conway Ball 1686–1730
      Jonathan Gibson 1700–1745
      Alice Gibson Catlett 1707–1761
      Sarah Gibson 1711–1736
      Rachel Gibson Taylor 1717–1761
     Children
      Francis Conway 1722–1761
      Eleanor Rose Conway Madison 1731–1829
     BURIAL     Non-Cemetery Burial
     Created by: Mark Hale
     Added: 9 Dec 2011
     Find A Grave Memorial 81731419.
     Reference: van de Pas cites: Ancestors of American Presidents, 1995, Boston, Massachusetts , Roberts, Gary Boyd, Reference: 10, 185.¹

     Rebecca Catlett married John Moore; her 2nd husband.³ Rebecca Catlett was born circa 1700.¹ She married Francis Conway, son of Col. Edwin Conway Jr. and Elizabeth Thornton, on 21 October 1717; her 1st husband.^1,4,5
Rebecca Catlett died between 6 November 1759 and 6 March 1760.^1,6
Rebecca Catlett was buried at Burial location unknown

; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1702, Essex County, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     6 Mar 1760 (aged 57–58), Virginia, USA
     Rebecca Catlett married Francis Conway prior to 1722. Rebecca and Francis were parents of:
      Francis Conway, II (1722-1761) In 1744 Francis Conway, II married Sarah Taliaferro (daughter of Charles Taliaferro, Jr. and Sarah Thornton).
      Eleanor Rose "Nelly" Conway - (1731-1829). Nelly married Col. James Madison, Sr. Their first chilld was James Madison, who was elected the fourth President of the United States of America and the co-author of the Federalist Papers and Father of the American Constitution.
      Catlett Conway, Sr.(1751-1827). Catlett married Susannah Fitzhugh.
     Following the death of Francis Conway, Rebecca (Catlett) Conway married John Moore whose will was probated, in King George County, VA in 1749.
     Rebecca Catlett (Conway) Moore's will was made 6 Nov., 1759, and was probated 8 March, 1760.
     Source for the birthdate of Rebecca Catlett is: Stubbs, Dr. & Mrs. William Carter, "A History of Two Virginia Families, Transplanted from County Kent, England; Thomas Baytop, Tenterden, 1638, and John Catlett, Sittingbourne, 1622.", pg. 18.
     Source for the marriage date of Rebecca to Francis Conway: King, George Harrison Sanford, Marriages of Richmond County, VA 1668-1853" Fellow American Society of Genealogists, Fredericksburg, VA, 1964. p. 248.
     Further source for Rebecca's possible dob: I would suggest a date of birth for Rebecca much earlier than your 1707. According to the family bible of Francis Thornton 1st who was her husband's grandfather, “Francis Conway was married to Rebecca Catlett the 21 day of October in the year of our Lord 1717 It being a Monday when the Clock struck two in the afternoon. Our first[born] is Catlett Conway & he was born ye 11th January it being on ----- day in the year of our Lord 1719.” With Francis (born 1696) and Rebecca marrying in 1717 and their first child born in 1719, her date of birth would mostly likely have been between 1696 and 1702. Some sources give 1702 (without citation) but I tend to think ca. 1698 is more accurate. Thanks Mark Hale
     Family Members
     Parents
      John Catlett 1658–1724
     Spouse
      Francis Conway 1696–1733
     Siblings
      John Catlett 1685–1739
      Elizabeth Catlett Thornton 1689–1751
      Mary Catlett Taliaferro 1691–1771
      Margaret Catlett Gibson 1702 – unknown
      Thomas Catlett 1707–1739
     Children
      Francis Conway 1722–1761
      Eleanor Rose Conway Madison 1731–1829
     BURIAL     Non-Cemetery Burial
     Maintained by: Dee Winter
     Originally Created by: Elreeta Weathers
     Added: 29 Apr 2012
     Find A Grave Memorial 89320297.⁶
     Rebecca Catlett
van de Pas cites: Ancestors of American Presidents, 1995, Boston, Massachusetts , Roberts, Gary Boyd, Reference: 10, 185.¹